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Sunday, 28 July 2019

Hello
everyone, Keren here. Eyes are mesmerising aren't they? In order to
really see this topic, I thought it would be a great idea to garner some
good tips on how to draw them. We don't all feel confident drawing, and
you might never want to create a hyper-realistic eye, but this artist
gives some great tips about placement and perspective, which are right
at the beginning if you don't want to watch until the end.

Rather
than begin with the literal, I thought we'd start off with a troll; a
flower troll to be exact! One that makes use of the unusual to create
eyes with. Darcy made this delightfully quirky guy who's a fitting piece of eye-candy.

When
we are looking at producing an intricate piece of art, if you're
anything like me, you want to have some decent tools for the job.
Sometimes being arty through using everyday tools produces beautiful
results. This eye impressed me, not only because it is artistic but due
to the tools she uses. Getting such good results from simple crayons is
really inspiring.

Working
in Art Journals gives you plenty of room to express yourself. This
artist loves journalling and has used texture without bulk. I love the
canvas frame that draws your eyes into the ..eye! She's used Fresco
Finish Chalk Acrylics in combination with other paints to give a varied
effect.

If
we're talking eyes, there's no reason to limit ourselves to humans.
With the rise in popularity of fantasy creatures why not try your hand
at creating something mythical! This notebook is full of beautiful
textures and almost gilded leaves

Trying
to create an eye makes us think of detail, but having crucial elements
of the eye helps suggest enough to create a fuller picture. This beauty
has been put together with creamy pastels and is part of tutorial about
using eyes in your journalling.

If
you're wanting to evoke something to do with sight, why not use the
iris as part of the illustrative process. This digitally created piece
makes me want to create a collaged piece with acetate and photographs.

All
of our examples so far have taken a straightforward look at eyes. This
abstract piece amusingly entitled 'she could count the times she smiled
on one hand', have the eyes both in different places and not sized the
same. It works wonderfully though. The colours remain unified and the
under eye treatment unifies the piece.

You're going to love the projects we have coming up for this topic. We
are not doing the linked challenge for 2019, so if you want to create
along with us and this topic, please share on our social feeds so we can
see what you get up to. The best places are Instagram @paperartsy or post in PaperArtsy People Group on Facebook. Make sure you tag us in your contributions, we love to see what you get up to in your creative world!

" I'll leave it to you to work out why I've included it! " I can't stand not knowing the answer .. :) my guess.. ".. through the eye of a needle "? but that is not the right answer I am sure. Or is there no right answer ? even worse LOL

Gotta agree, Keren . Eyes are as you say mesmerising . I am instantly drawn to them - such a an emotive, expressive, compelling feature. You have sourced and shared some fabulous examples for this great topic Thanks for sharing x

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